Jean Prouvé Antony Chair

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—01-04. Various views.

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Those with particular tastes could easily drop a lot of money at the Japanese furniture shop Building, with all the incredible pieces they regularly receive. I often visit the store's website as part of my online browsing circuit, but I don’t think I've ever seen this Jean Prouvé design before. Represented in the MoMA permanent collection and sometimes referred to as the Light chair, it was reproduced by Vitra for a decade from 2002 to 2012. These days it's much more difficult to find, but now that it’s in my mind, I'll have a hard time considering any other wood and steel chairs. Well outside my budget, it won’t be mine anytime soon, but that's how she goes, I guess.

—Available from Building

Openhouse Magazine Issue 2

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—01. Published twice a year.

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Openhouse is a new magazine rooted in the idea of private spaces functioning in some public way. Whether it be a studio, gallery or showroom, often in a house or apartment – or really any combination thereof. Its second issue features insightful glimpses into the Freunde von Freunden Apartment in Berlin and Philip Johnson’s Glass House in Connecticut, as well as several other cleanly and brightly photographed offices and homes that are utilized for intriguing purposes. With the magazine turning up in more shops, it's a publication to keep an eye out for.

—Openhouse

Freunde von Freunden: Ryan Willms

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—01. Photography by Jennilee Marigomen.

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Our editor-in-chief, Ryan Willms, was recently profiled on the beautifully exhibited interiors website, Freunde von Freunden. As part of an ongoing series with Vitra, the feature showcases Willms’ home, which reflects a cohesive sense of design that utilizes a number of their pieces alongside Alvar Aalto designed Artek furniture, Vitsoe 606 shelving, and a variety of other items that are personal to him. On top of the intimate view of his home, he also offers a glimpse into some his favourite activities and places to visit in Vancouver.

—Freunde von Freunden
—Vitra

Vitra x FvF Apartment

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Mulackstr. 26
10119 Berlin, Germany

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After working together on several projects, Vitra and Freunde von Freunden have teamed up for their most visible and extensive partnership: an apartment located in Berlin. Designed to be used in a variety of ways, the apartment features many of Vitra's iconic products, pieced together with the sensibilities of the Freunde von Freunden team.

—Freunde von Freunden

The Furniture of Charles & Ray Eames

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Vitra had produced this hardcover book in 2007 for celebration of Charles Eames 100th birthday. I hadn't come across it until recently, but it features a nice variety of images from the Eames work, along with texts explaining some of the processess and concepts. The book mainly focuses on furniture design, which the Eames couple are best known for.

—Available at OEN Shop